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A Conspiracy of Hobbits  by Dreamflower 2 Review(s)
GryffinjackReviewed Chapter: 8 on 11/4/2005
Poor Frodo must feel already like he does not belong and doesn't really have a home anymore. His whole life is on hold waiting for the uncertain path that lies ahead.

I'm not at all surprised that Peregrin's parents were upset with him for having been gone so long. For all that we consider him equal to the other hobbits, he is still just a tweenager and his parents are responsible for him and cannot help but worry about him and want his company.

It's great to see Pippin thinking things out and planning, more in the manner that Merry normally acts than acting in his normal manner of being impulsive. Yet, the intensity and determination is still there. In all three cousins and Sam, actually.

I cannot say enough about your Freddy and Folco, especially Freddy. You've made me wish we could see more of him and that he were more integral to Tolkien's LotR. He's quite a complex character that I want to see more of. I imagine his knowledge of Elvish to be more on a par with what Frodo's knowledge of the language is in the Trilogy. I wish he had more of a Tookish nature so he could have a desire to go on adventures.





Author Reply: Yes, this is a really bad time for Frodo. His life *is* on hold--it's too soon to leave, and now that he *must* he doesn't really want to. Yet to stay around and have to think about it all the time can't be doing him any good.

Pippin often makes long visits to Frodo and to Merry this time of year. But he usually clears it with his parents *first*. This time he went ahead and then told them afterwards. Not something the parents of an adolescent are going to be pleased with. Plus, he is getting a bit older, and probably has a few responsibilities that he is neglecting, although that is an area I've yet to explore.

This is a case where Pippin *has* to think ahead and plan. He is so afraid of being left behind he doesn't want to take any chances.

At this point, Freddy has only a mere smattering of Elvish, that he has learned from Frodo. But his interest is there. And he has steeped himself in Bilbo's Westron translations of Elvish tales.

The Tookish side of his nature has yet to awaken. He hasn't been in his "pinch" yet--but he will.

Grey WondererReviewed Chapter: 8 on 3/28/2004
This is still so wonderful! I feel sorry for Fatty as he is trying so hard to keep everyone happy. I love his devotion to Falco too.

Author Reply: I'm glad you enjoy their friendship. I see them as kind of Merry & Pippin type friends in terms of their devotion, but not so evenly matched. I have a little germ of an idea about that friendship and Fatty's future evolution, but it's sort of sad, so I don't know if I'll pursue it.

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